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Chris Brown will make a headline grabbing return to the stage at Power 105.1’s Powerhouse 09′ concert next month.
Headlining a show packed with performances from Keri Hilson, Fabolous, The Dream, Mario, Ginuwine and Day 26, Brown is expected to perform Tuesday, October 27 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
News of Brown’s headlining spot broke Thursday, just [...]

Plans for a Vienna tribute concert honoring Michael Jackson have been dealt a blow, with singers Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown and Natalie Cole not expected to perform, despite efforts by the late pop star’s brother, Jermaine, to organize the event.
In Berlin, Jermaine Jackson and organizers on Thursday played down the lack of confirmed big [...]

Chris Brown was spotted outside a Los Angeles area studio just hours after Judge Patricia Schnegg handed down a sentence that includes five years of probation. While it’s unclear whether Brown’s forthcoming album “Graffiti” is nearing completion, Judge Schnegg made sure the singer was aware of a potential prison stint Tuesday.
During Brown’s sentencing Judge [...]

A judge has delayed sentencing R&B singer Chris Brown on an assault charge to seek more input from Virginia authorities about whether Brown could do community labor in that state.
Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg said at a hearing Wednesday she will sentence Brown on Aug. 27 in the beating of Rihanna, who did not attend [...]

Chris Brown is said to be set for his first televised interview since he assaulted Rihanna and the subsequent guilty plea that followed.
According to RadarOnline, Chris Brown will sit down with Larry King Live after his official sentencing Wednesday, August 5.
Said to be the preferred choice, sources believe Larry King Live will be the [...]

Chris Brown has pleaded guilty and publicly apologized for beating Rihanna, but after Wednesday afternoon, plenty more hard work lies ahead.
The 20-year-old R&B singer is scheduled to be sentenced to five years of probation and six months of community labor. A judge has said she wants Brown, who will likely be allowed to serve his [...]

Chris Brown on Monday publicly apologized for the beating of Rihanna, saying in a two-minute video that he’s still seeking help and wants to live his life as a role model.
Brown released the video on his Web site apologizing to fans and saying he is sad and ashamed of his conduct. He also tells viewers [...]

Chris Brown has plead guilty to one count of felony assault on pop star Rihanna.
Brown entered his plea before a preliminary hearing was scheduled to start in Los Angeles on Monday. Brown is in the process of waiving his rights.
Brown’s alleged victim, Rihanna, had been on standby to testify on Monday.
Brown’s attorney, Mark Geragos (GEHR’-uh-gohs), [...]

Several weeks ago, there were reports that Rihanna was into Andrew Bynum of the Los Angeles Lakers. This week, there’s talk that she’s trying to get with his freshly-defeated Orlando Magic opponent Rashard Lewis.
The New York Daily News’ Gatecrasher column claims Riri’s interest in Lewis was the reason she showed up at Game 4 [...]

Rihanna is ready, willing and—as it happens—required to take the stand against ex-beau Chris Brown at a hearing next month.
The singer’s attorney, Donald Etra, told E! News that Rihanna will be called to testify at the June 22 preliminary hearing in Brown’s felony assault case.
“The judge advised me that there will be a subpoena for [...]

Chris Brown might be facing legal woes but as they say, the best must go on.. According to songwriter/producer Robert Allen, Brown is tackling country on his forthcoming effort “Grafitti”.
“It’s just feeling like you don’t want that dream to go away,” Allen says of a song titled “Trapped In A Dream”.
Since achieving multi-Platinum success [...]

Chris Brown isn’t going to let something like his arraignment get in the way of having a good time.
The alleged girlfriend beater was not only seen hanging with a new gal-pal on Saturday afternoon, but later that same night, he and a group of celeb friends partied at L.A. Live’s Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge in [...]

Instead of singing “Take You Down” sources say embattled singer/songwriter Chris Brown is depressed, down and supposedly drinking !
Just hours after quietly pleading “not guilty your honor” in a Los Angeles area courtroom, rumors that Brown is depressed and down picked up steam.
“He has lost a lot of weight, about 15 lbs,” a source told [...]

Chris Brown spent Tuesday hooping it up at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. And the school just happens to be in the middle of The White Ribbon Campaign … a week devoted to raising awareness about violence towards women….

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Chris Brown may not be officially broken up but sources say Rihanna may be heeding the advice of her mentor and former boss Jay-Z.
Jay-Z, a longtime associate and mentor of sorts for the Barbadian superstar, is said to have told the “Take A Bow” singer to cut ties with Chris Brown.
“Jay-Z told Rihanna she needs [...]